If you remove the oil pan completely, you can install the pickup tube carfully and not gamble on the O-ring pinching.
To be able to remove oilpan engine still in the car, I cut the small crossmember off and made flanges to it to be bolted back on.
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2010 Camaro SS, LS3 + 6spd manual.
1975 Volvo 242, 357SBC + 6 spd manual.
1978 Blazer offroader with LS1, 1-ton axles.
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